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A Spin on Rice and Beans

Happy snow day! It's March first, and we're having our first real snow storm in . . . a month? More? It's crazy. Not that I'm getting all that much out of my snow day -- all I was supposed to have today was my teaching seminar anyway. Oh well. It's still a day off. Somehow a snow day (whether or not it is very different from the day I was going to have anyway) calls for a movie. Time for Julie and Julia!

I also caught up on homework for the week. It was a long week homework-wise. I worked on a single algebra homework assignment from 9:30 am-1:15 am Tuesday/Wednesday . . . with a few breaks for meals, a visit from NES and a visit from MS. MS and a friend stopped by and brought me the ultimate foodie birthday/care package:

The other break I took was to make myself dinner for Wednesday. That was, thankfully, more successful and much quicker than the crazy homework assignment.

Thanks to NES for making the rice for me while I was working.

The original plan was to make rice and beans like I had in the past, just minus the peppers. But, I found this recipe (thanks to Pinterest, yet again!) earlier in the day on Tuesday.

When NES and I went to get dinner (falafel, yum!), I quickly grabbed a lime and cilantro. Those were literally the only thing missing to use the idea of the lime rice with the ingredients I had. And thus, lime mexican rice.

Part of the whole reason I was making rice was to use up some salsa, so I used salsa instead of tomatoes (plus, when I reheat it for dinner, the tomatoes are already mushy!), and left out the scallions because they aren't my favorite.

And, the best part about it, is it's a perfect on-the-go dinner for me to bring to school!

I love to bake. And make cupcakes. And take pictures. I like cooking, too.
But I'm in grad school, and math is my life. I am also a new wife. NES is my new co-conspirator, at least for cooking! And I have someone to bake for! We also finally have our own real kitchen! I cook and bake when I can. I thought that time was tight in college, but I'm learning there are different definitions of lack of time. Thyme is my favorite herb, though. So it all evens out?